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Green Left Weekly issue #799, 24 June 2009
East Timor: Putting self determination into practice

Mericio Juvinal dos Reis, or Akara as he is commonly known, is the executive director of Luta Hamutuk, a non-government organisation based in Dili, East Timor. Akara was an international guest at the World at a Cross Roads conference, hosted by Green Left Weekly, held in Sydney in April. » El Salvador: Alternative media giving a voice to the voiceless

The Salvadoran community media has always been different — alternative in the most hard-core sense of the word. » Nepal: Elite back to business, people back to the streets

With the Maoists no longer heading up the government, the Nepalese elites have collectively let out a sigh of relief. » Papua New Guinea; Gold company screws locals

“Under the influence of your company, the Papua New Guinea government has imposed a virtual state of emergency in Porgera”, Jethro Tulin, from the Atali Tange Association (ATA) of the Porgera Valley in Papua New Guinea, said at the annual general meeting of Barrick Gold in Toronto on April 29. » US Supreme Court rejects review of Cuban Five case

On June 15, the US Supreme Court ruled against reviewing the case of the Cuban Five. The five men have been in US jails since 1998 for their role in spying on behalf of the Cuban government on right-wing anti-Cuban terrorist groups operating in Miami. » Venezuela Analysis needs your support

Venezuelanalysis.com is one of the main sources of news and analysis in English on the revolutionary process in Venezuela. The following an abridged appeal for badly needed funds has been issued by its staff, Gregory Wilpert, Tamara Pearson and James Suggett. In order to help it to continue to play ... » Iran: Protests shake regime

Since the June 12 Iranian presidential election, and the almost immediate announcement of a landslide victory for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran has been convulsed by mass protests alleging electoral fraud. » Cuban human rights examined by UN council

Here’s something you won’t hear from the corporate media: Cuba’s human rights record was examined by the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and the country came out looking pretty good. » Mexico: ‘The only fight we lose is the one we abandon’

I interviewed Patria Jimenez in Coyoacan’s normally bustling markets. The onset of the swine flu crisis had emptied the streets. » Sri Lanka: Terrible conditions for Tamils in concentration camps

SRI LANKA The article below is abridged from Tamilnet.com » Fifth abortion doctor assassinated in US

UNITED STATES Dr George Tiller, one of only three US doctors currently performing late-term abortions, was gunned down while acting as an usher at his church in Wichita, Kansas on May 31. »


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